Thursday, July 31, 2008

We departed at 11 with Dark clouds and the City of Thunder Bay fading to our backs. Thunder Bay is indeed as aw inspiring on departure as when we entered. A huge body of water some 30 miles wide with towering Green mountains around the shore. Little to no winds as we motored out of the bay and passed the sleeping giant mountain on are port side. A combination of warm sunshine, distant showers, and at times present showers. We headed around Sibley Peninsula and on up the North Shore past numerous rock Islands to a small old mining community called Silver Inlet. We are at an old dock at the General store. Silver Inlet is a combination of old cabins mixed with a few newer vacation homes. No power or utilities in this community. Water is pumped from the lake, power is produced with solar cells, wind mills and personal generators. An interesting place where the local are very friendly. It was founded around the Silver mine in 1869. Mark has been fishing, other then a few small ones, no fish yet!!